Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation Events and Blog

Fence Removal Project: Sunday, August 8, 2010

2010-07-22T22:03:55Z

Fence Removal Project Saturday, July 17, 2010

2010-07-02T20:16:25Z

Fence Removal Projects for Summer 2010

2010-06-08T19:38:47Z

Summer is finally here, and we are lining up fence removal and habitat restoration projects on several summer weekends. Mark your calendars for the following dates, and tell your friends!

Saturday, June 12, 2010 Project in Grand Teton. Meet at the Gros Ventre Junction at 8:30 a.m.
Saturday, July 17, 2010 Shadow Mountain Fence Removal. Meet at the Gros Ventre Junction at 8 a.m.
Sunday, August 8, 2010 Fish Creek in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Meet at the Home Ranch Parking Lot at 6 a.m.
Saturday, August 21, 2010 Fish Creek in the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
Saturday, September 18, 2010 Project in Grand Teton.

Please visit this site frequently for updates.

The Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation relies on the help and support of volunteers to remove miles and miles of obsolete and dangerous barbed wire fence each year. The foundation supplies work gloves and water, volunteers bring effort and enthusiasm. Please come prepared for work and for the weather. Wear sturdy shoes, long sleeves and long pants, and a hat and sunglasses. Also bring lunch, snacks, and a reusable water bottle.

To sign up for any of these projects, or to learn more about the fence removal and habitat restoration program, please contact Sue at 739-0968, or info@jhwildlife.org.

Wildlife Foundation Receives 1% for the Tetons Grant for Nature Mapping

2009-08-29T18:19:25Z

The Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation received a grant for $11,500 from 1% for the Tetons to support its collaborative efforts with the Meg and Bert Raynes Wildlife Fund to establish Nature Mapping Jackson Hole. The Wildlife Foundation was one of eight organizations receiving a 2009 grant from 1% for the Tetons. The Nature Mapping program will engage our community in documenting the wildlife and environmental features of the Jackson Hole area and increase the existing knowledge base about wildlife presence, habits, migration and threats. Nature Mapping is establishing an online system consisting of a website, database and GIS interface, and teaching people how to document the presence of wildlife in the community and enter their observations into this online system. Watch this site for information about upcoming trainings or visit the Meg and Bert Raynes Wildlife Fund for more information.

Successful Red Rock Ranch Fence Pull

2009-08-10T17:02:33Z

Moving and Successful Fence Pull

2009-08-06T19:55:07Z

Volunteers Needed for 2009!

2008-12-22T23:16:16Z

This is an opportunity for you to become a registered volunteer of the Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation. Becoming a registered volunteer is one more way to give to our foundation’s mission of helping our community live compatibly with wildlife. During these difficult economic times, we want to emphasize that volunteering time and labor is another way to be generous. In fact, we would not be successful at our bear conflict, roadkill watch, fence-removal or powerline marking programs were it not for our wonderful volunteers. To register, click on the “register as a new member” link located at the top-left corner of this webpage. You will be prompted to set up a username, password and provide e-mail and other contact information. We will be instituting some exciting new projects over the next few months and will need dedicated volunteers in order for these projects to have significant, positive impacts on Jackson Hole’s wildlife. Those of you interested in putting your biologist and ecologist backgrounds to the test are encouraged to sign up! So, join us by registering now!

Wildlife on the Road at Night

2008-12-15T18:10:16Z

In Teton County, 70% of all deer, elk and moose are hit on our highways between dusk and dawn. 1 out of every 9 of these accidents result in human injury. To avoid a sudden collision with an animal at night, please drive slower, stay alert and pay attention to what might be standing on the roadside up ahead.

JHWF’s new website

2008-11-17T19:13:16Z

JHWF's new website is a dynamic combination of the old Web and the new Web 2.0. The new Web 2.0 is more of a two way conversation and interactive experience; whereas the old Web is more of a library of important information. With an increasing number of people reading, writing, and commenting on websites, blogs, email, and photo sharing sites the way we use the Web is shifting in a fundamental way. The public, instead of primarily being passive consumers of information, are becoming more and more active participants. JHWF's new website represents the best of both worlds: it allows staff, the board, volunteers, and the general public to have a voice in sharing and expressing the mission; and it still is the same great resource of information that promotes ways for our community to live compatibly with wildlife.

Important new features

All content is now easily editable by anyone with access ( right now just Leon ) using basic word processing skills.
All content is stored in a database which separates the content from the style of the site, making future redesigns and style changes very easy. Having the content in a database also allows all content to be searchable. Now visitors can search for info rather than browse, most people have a preference and now they have options.
Email capture function added
Call to action buttons: Donate and Volunteer
JHWF Blog functions: Staff, board members and/or invited guest can now easily post current events, JHWF events, scientific endeavors, volunteer projects or other information where people might have a deep expertise and a desire to express it.
Photos can be added to the blog posts, as shown above.
Links can be inserted to pages within the site to promote existing programs. Or links can be created to other organizations that share the JHWF mission or could help JHWF's causes like Old Bill's
The blog and events area can be used in the fence pull project, for example. Add a fence pull to the event section, create links to sign-up, what to bring or even show the location on google maps. After the fence pull, volunteers should be encouraged to share their experience in words or photos or both. The volunteer's stories and photos will then serve as a way to market and increase participation and inspire and motivate.
Flickr integration. Flickr is the largest photo sharing site. The general public can upload their photos of wildlife taken in Jackson Hole to the flickr group I created, called Jackson Hole Wildlife. Professional and amateur photographers, and snap shooters can upload their photos of wildlife in Jackson Hole and share their stories. Maybe some will link back to JHWF's main website and get involved. Creating another way for people to interact and connect to the organization.
The Google map on roadkill hotspots is another interactive method of sharing JHWF's knowledge with the public. The map can be a collaborative effort where staff and volunteers update sighting, observations or conflicts.

The new website will ask that staff, volunteers, the board and the general public interact and get involved with the mission of the JHWF.